Carlos Salinas de Gortari vs Nevsehirli Damat Ibrahim

Salinas privatized hundreds of state-owned companies, including the telephone monopoly Telmex, banks, and steel mills. The sales raised revenue but were criticized for lack of transparency and for concentrating wealth among a few billionaires.

President Carlos Salinas de Gortari negotiated and signed NAFTA with the United States and Canada, creating a free trade zone. The agreement, effective in 1994, aimed to boost investment and exports but also led to job losses in agriculture and manufacturing.

On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) launched an armed rebellion in Chiapas, protesting NAFTA and indigenous marginalization. The uprising exposed deep social inequalities and challenged Salinas's narrative of modernization.

After leaving office, Salinas faced corruption allegations and went into self-imposed exile in Ireland. His brother Ra

Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha was appointed Grand Vizier in 1718 after the Treaty of Passarowitz. He became the chief minister of Sultan Ahmed III and initiated a period of cultural and architectural flourishing known as the Tulip Era.

As Grand Vizier,

İbrahim Pasha negotiated the Treaty of Constantinople with Russia in 1724, which partitioned the territories of the declining Safavid Empire. The treaty granted the Ottomans control over parts of the Caucasus and western Iran, while Russia gained the Caspian coast.

In 1730, a rebellion led by Patrona Halil, a former Janissary, erupted in Istanbul against the perceived decadence of the Tulip Era. The revolt forced Sultan Ahmed III to abdicate and resulted in the execution of Nev